Not a Conquering Hero: The Siege of Tobruk: Battles of Milne Bay - Buna - Shaggy Ridge.
by Rolleston, Frank
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- Paperback
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0959140506
- ISBN 13
- 9780959140507
- Seller
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Annandale, New South Wales, Australia
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About This Item
Mackay, QLD: Self-Published: Frank Rolleston, 1995. 2nd ed.. Paperback large quarto, very good condition, black & white text-photos, maps, minor foxing edges & top corner title page (small scuff mark top corner), minor edgewear. 211 pp. Frank Rolleston describes his experiences in World War II. After only six weeks in the army, he found himself with the 2/9th Battalion, on the 'Queen Mary' en route for the Middle East, where he was sent forward to fight in the siege of Tobruk. He describes the siege and also the two campaigns he fought through in New Guinea, which included the battles of Milne Bay and Shaggy Ridge. Second edition stated.
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- Bookseller
- Bookhome Sydney (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14980
- Title
- Not a Conquering Hero: The Siege of Tobruk: Battles of Milne Bay - Buna - Shaggy Ridge.
- Author
- Rolleston, Frank
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0959140506
- ISBN 13
- 9780959140507
- Publisher
- Self-Published: Frank Rolleston
- Place of Publication
- Mackay, QLD
- Date Published
- 1995
- Keywords
- military, world war 2 (ww2), middle east, tobruk, pacific, papua new guinea (png), milne bay
- Bookseller catalogs
- MILITARY & ESPIONAGE;
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Bookhome Sydney
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Bookhome Sydney
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Annandale, New South Wales
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